Category: Announcements

We are excited to share that AWS has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for AI Code Assistants for the second year in row. This recognition highlights for us Amazon Q Developer’s commitment to innovation and delivering exceptional customer experiences. We believe this Leader placement showcases our rapid pace of innovation, […]

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is announcing the availability of universal macOS installers for the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) v2. What’s new Starting with AWS CLI v2 version 2.30.0, the AWS CLI installers will provide universal binary support for macOS that works natively on both Apple silicon and Intel processors with a single download. […]

Code reviews are one of the most valuable rituals in software development. They help ensure quality, maintain consistency, and foster growth as engineers. But they’re also one of the most time consuming steps in the software development lifecycle. A common pattern I’ve seen is a developer opening a pull request (PR), receiving automated or peer […]

We are announcing the end-of-support for the AWS SDK for .NET v3.x starting on March 1, 2026, in accordance with the SDK and Tools maintenance policy.  On April 28, 2025, the next major version of the AWS SDK for .NET, version 4.x, became generally available (blog post). Version 4.x of the SDK includes bug fixes, […]

Today, we’re officially announcing the AWS Cloud Control API (CCAPI) MCP Server. This MCP server transforms AWS infrastructure management by allowing developers to create, read, update, delete, and list resources using natural language. As part of the awslabs/mcp project, this new and innovative tool serves as a bridge between natural language commands and AWS infrastructure […]

As a developer who has embraced the power of the Model Context Protocol (MCP)to enhance my workflows, I’m thrilled to see the addition of custom agents in the Amazon Q Developer CLI. This new feature takes the capabilities I’ve come to rely on to a whole new level, allowing me to seamlessly manage different development […]

On November 30th, 2025, the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) will no longer support Node.js 18.x, which reached end of life on April 30, 2025. This change applies to all AWS CDK components that depend on Node.js, including the AWS CDK CLI, the Construct Library, and broader CDK ecosystem projects such as JSII, Projen, and […]

Earlier today, Amazon Q Developer announced Model Context Protocol (MCP) support in their Integrated Development Environment (IDE) plugins for Visual Studio Code and JetBrains. This allows developers to connect external tools or MCP servers to Q Developer, enabling more context-aware responses and complex workflows. MCP support has already been available in Amazon Q Developer for […]

In the ever-evolving landscape of Java development, keeping applications up-to-date while minimizing risk has become increasingly challenging. Amazon Q Developer transformation capabilities now support customization of Java upgrades in Java upgrade transformation CLI (command line interface) with a new selective transformation feature. Selective transformation empowers development teams with greater control over their modernization journey. Instead […]

Amazon Q Developer now supports Claude Sonnet 4 within the CLI, bringing advanced coding and reasoning capabilities to your development workflows at no additional cost. This latest model excels in coding with a state-of-the-art 72.7% for agentic coding on the SWE-bench (see Claude 4 announcement for more information). With enhanced coding and reasoning capabilities, it […]